Reza
Reza is the Persian variant of the Arabic name Rida, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". It is one of the most widely used names in Iran.
According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. In Islam, rida is interpreted as satisfaction or "perfect contentment with God's will or decree".
Given name
Religion
- Ali Reza, the Iranian Persian name for Ali al-Rida, eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam
Academics
- Reza Afshari, Iranian historian
- Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher
- Reza Derakhshani, Iranian-born American inventor, computer scientist
- Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist
- Reza Iravani, Iranian academic
- Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician
- Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist
- Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist
- Reza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist
- Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
- Reza Negarestani, Iranian-American Philosopher
- Reza Zadeh, American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist
- Mohammad Ali Reza Khan, Bangladeshi ornithologist
Arts
- Reza Abbasi, a Persian painter
- Reza Abdoh, Iranian-born American director
- Reza Abedini, Iranian designer
- Reza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-maker
- Reza Amirkhani, Persian novelist
- Reza Arham Sadr, Iranian actor
- Reza Badiyi, American film director
- Reza Baraheni, Iranian novelist
- Reza Borchardt, American magician
- Reza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalist
- Reza Fayazi, Iranian film director
- Reza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actor
- Reza Kianian, Iranian actor
- Reza Naji, Iranian actor
- Reza Parsa, Swedish film director
- Reza Qolikhan Hedayat, Persian writer
- Reza Rahadian Matulessy, Indonesian actor
- Reza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singer
- Reza Samani, Iranian musician
- Reza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actor
- Reza Shah-Kazemi, British author
- Reza Vohdani, Iranian musician
- Reza Yazdani
- Reza Latif, Bangladeshi film director, producer, and cinematographer
- Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Bangladeshi filmmaker
Criminals
- Agha Muhammad Reza Baig, Iranian Shia Muslim who claimed to be the Mahdi and twelfth imam, engaged in battles against the East India Company and Kachari Kingdom.
- Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender
- Reza Khan, Afghan Islamist
- Reza Zarrab, Iranian businessman
Politics
- A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur, Bangladeshi lieutenant general
- A. K. Mohammad Salim Reza Habib, Bangladeshi politician
- Mohammad Reza Khan, Bangladeshi politician
- Reza Ahmed Bachu, Bangladeshi politician
- Reza Ali, Bangladeshi politician
- Reza Asghari, Iranian-German economist and politician
- Reza Fallah, Iranian businessman and political advisor
- Reza Ghotbi, Iranian politician
- Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician
- Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
- Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician
- Reza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran
- Reza Saumtally, Mauritian politician
- Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
- Reza Zanjani, Iranian politician
- Reza Zarei, Iranian military commander
- Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
Sports
- Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer
- Reza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judoka
- Reza Enayati, Iranian footballer
- Reza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballer
- Reza Hassanzadeh, multiple Iranian footballers
- Reza Jabbari, Iranian footballer
- Reza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballer
- Reza Niknazar, Iranian footballer
- Reza Sahebi, Iranian footballer
- Reza Soukhteh Saraei, Iranian wrestler
- Reza Shahroudi, Iranian footballer
- Reza Talabeh, Iranian footballer
- Reza Torabian, Iranian footballer
- Reza Vatankhah, Iranian footballer
- Reza Yazdani, Iranian wrestler
Compound names with Reza as an element
Given names
Abu Reza
- Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu, Bangladeshi politician
- Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin, Bangladeshi scholar and politician
Abdolreza
- People with the theophoric given name.
Ali Reza
- People with the given name, after Ali Reza, Imam and eight descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Gholam Reza
- People with the given name, meaning ''servant of the contented one''
Mohammad-Reza
- People with the given name, after Mohammad Reza, the last Shah of Iran.
Reza-ul
- Rezaul Alam Khandaker, Bangladeshi politician
- Rezaul Bari Dina, Bangladeshi politician
- Rezauddin Stalin, Bangladeshi poet and television personality
- Md. Rezaul Hasan, High Court Division Judge
- Reza-ul-Haque, multiple people
- Mullah Rezaul Islam, Bangladeshi politician
- Rezaul Karim, multiple people
- A. K. Mohammad Rezaul Majid, Bangladeshi major general
Ur-Reza
- Abidur Reza Chowdhury, Bengali politician and educationist
- Abidur Reza Khan, Bangladeshi politician
- Mainur Reza Chowdhury, 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Bangladeshi academic
- Faridur Reza Sagar, Bangladeshi writer and film producer
- Hashibur Reza Kallol, Bangladeshi film director
Surnames
- Rezaei
Surname
- Afgansyah Reza, Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor
- Ahmereen Reza, British-Pakistani architect, social worker and political activist
- Amaan Reza, Bangladeshi film actor
- Fahmi Reza, Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary film maker
- Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Fazlollah Reza, Iranian academic
- Kévin Reza, French professional road bicycle racer
- Liudvikas Rėza, Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig Rhesa
- Masum Reza, Bangladeshi playwright, television drama and stage play director
- M. A. Reza, Bangladeshi politician
- , Iranian-French writer of The Gardens of Consolation
- Raafi Reza, Bangladeshi footballer
- Sumon Reza, Bangladeshi footballer
- Syed Masud Reza, Bangladeshi politician
- Syed Shahed Reza, Bangladeshi civil servant
- Waliur Rahman Reza, Bangladeshi politician and journalist
- Yasmina Reza, Iranian-French playwright
Spanish surname
- Itzel Reza, Mexican sprint canoer
- Lilia Merodio Reza, Mexican politician
Fictional characters
- Reza, character in Gol & Gincu television series
- Reza Temiz, character in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game
- Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile MOBA game ''Vainglory''